If the 20th century was the century of disillusionment, as I have called it, the 21st is that of absolute stupidity. Of delirious futility. Of frenet… - Angelina Muñiz-Huberman

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If the 20th century was the century of disillusionment, as I have called it, the 21st is that of absolute stupidity. Of delirious futility. Of frenetic destruction. Of dumbing-down the mind. Of utter sloth and, therefore, incompetence. Of lying sprawled out on the couch. Of feet up on the table. Of troglodytism. Of amnesia. But not magnesia. Of the electronic internet revolution. Everything within easy reach of the keyboard and the docile finger. An homage without further ado to the obliging finger. It will have to change its look, wipe off its unique fingerprint in exchange for a collective one. (beginning of "A Stroll Through the 20th Century")

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About Angelina Muñiz-Huberman

Angelina Muñiz-Huberman (Spanish pronunciation: [aŋxeˈlina muˈɲis uˈβeɾman]; born December 29, 1936) is a writer, academic, poet and professor who is Jewish and lives in Mexico.

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The guts and the skin. The innocent and the prudish. Writing from the gut: about the unseen, the unknown, the absolute mystery. Not about the skin, the superficial, the visible. Do away with hot topics. Never what's expected, the facile, what sells. The prostituted.
Yes, to the individual, the unique, the shockingly rare. That terrifying thing: the other, not what is the same. (beginning of "The Guts and the Skin")

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